The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-13
miscellaneous.


State passed resolutions of regret at the
death of General Logan, and of coincidence
and sympathy for Mrs. Logan.
| ATTORNEY GENERAL BRADFORD has filed
papers in the United States Supreme Court
in a case brought by him against the En-
dowment and Benevolent Association OF
Kansas" This court will decide whether
the institution is doing legal insurance
business, and will also test the constitution.
ality of chapter 131 of the insurance laws.
The case was first brought in the district
court of Lyon County against the company
when the new insurance law was passed
regulating life insurance associations. This
association continued to do business with
out complying with the provisions of that
law. Suit was brought in the name of the
State to dissolve the corporation. The con-
stitutionality of chapter 131, laws of Ran
sas, 1885, was questioned in the trials be-
low, and the decision was in favor of the
validity OF that statute, which the Supreme
Court will now have to pass upon.
IN anticipation of the annexation of No
Mans Land to Kansas, Richfield is agitat-
ing the creation of new land district with
Rchfield as the point where the Office
should be located.
THE report of Superintendent of Public
population of Kansas for 1886 was 497, 7S5
an increase over the previous year of sc,
al. The estimated value of school proper
ty is &, ,592 757, and the number of school
buildings is 6,791. The total amount paid
out for school expenses, including teachers
salaries, was S3,S49,017.59. The report
shows that there is in the treasury unin-
vested SS0,672.69, and how this and any
other accruing surplus is to be invested is
| the problem soon to be solved. The Super
| intendent says: THE States that have
tried the plan of furnishing text books to
| pupils free, the district owning them and
permitting the use of them by the pupils
! under certain definite regulations, arc well
| satisfied with this method of supplying
their schools with books. Every year more
and more districts adopt the plan, on ac-
count of the great economy to the patrons of
| the schools"
MAIL service has not yet been put on the
Denver, Memphis & Atlantic railroad.
SUIT has been brought against United
| States Marshal W. c. Jones, by the county
attorney of Leavenworth County to pro-
cure about 5000, which Mr.. Jones failed to
account for when he retired from the office
of warden of the penitentiary. This def
cheney grew out of the defalcation of j. c.
Pusey, chief clerk of the penitentiary un-
der Warden Jones' administration. When
Colonel Jones retired he left accounts
against the bondsmen of Chief Clerk Pusey
but the attorneys prosecuting the case
claim that the State can not accept these re
ceipts, inasmuch as the State in no way
recognizes the bondsmen of Pusey. but
merely the bondsmen of ex-Warden Jones.
They claim that the law holds him account
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and he in turn must hold Pusey's bondsmen
for the amount.
A PETITION was recently circulated at
Topeka asking the Governor to pardon
Howard Melhado, who is at present serving
out sentence of $50 days in the county
Jail for violating the Prohibitory law. Sew
eral clergymen of the city signed it.
GEORGE FRAZIER, sixty-five years old,
was ground to pieces by a switch engine
on the Kansas City, st. Joseph q Council
Bluff oad, near Atchison the other
afternoon. He was walking on the track,
and being deaf and closely muffled did
not hear the engineers warning whistle.
He was man of family, and had lived in
that locality for twenty years.
a MAN who gave his name as Thomas
Allen recently presented draft for $1,000
at the Newton Commercial Bank for collec-
tiOn. The draft was drawn by Zachary d
Co., of Prairieville, Iowa, on the Union Ma
tional Bank, of Chicago. Having his sus-
picions aroused by the looks of the draft,
the banker telegraphed the drawers, asking
the amount of the draft. and in a few hours
received the reply that it was drawn for
four dollars. In the meantime Allen, having
previously taken deposit slip for the draft,
had disappeared. Later the bank was
drawn on by Allen through a Mcpherson
bank for the amount of the draft and imme-
diately wired the bank officers at that place
to have him arrested.
A PETITION was recently circulated in
Scott County, asking the submission to
vote the proposition of subscribing S100.00O
in bonds to the Denver, Memphis & Atlantic
railway.
J. P PoMERoY. of Atchison. is the heavi-
est tax payer in Graham County, his taxes
for the present year being over 1,0O0.
TIE Senate has confirmed Colonel Noon
light, of Leavenworth, as Governor of Wy
oming Territory.
A YOUNG man named Dewain, living about
four miles from Larned, while hunting the
other Sunday, pointed the muzzle of the gun
toward the ground, and placing the stock
against his stomach adjusted the cap. The
gun was prematurely discharged, and De-
vain sustained injuries from the effects Of
which he died. He was about twenty-thrce
years old.
HARLEM wants cheese factory.
A LATE fire at Fort Riley destroyed a
large building used by the officers as quar-
tiers.
An insane man named McClafferty was
recently taken from a fve-by-ten hut in
which he had been living for five years,
near Tecumseh, and sent to the insane asy-
lum at Topeka
LATEST patents granted Kansas invent
ors: George W. Hurley, Burlington, ele-
vator; Andrew c. Johnson, Rockford, lay
ing veneers; Linden Krilen. Axtell, listed
corn cultivator; Jerusha NJ. B. Price, Hia-
watha, baby charmer protector and dental
cutter; John a. a. Stockwell. Burlington,
prevention of induction IN electric circuits. |
THE First Methodist Church at Topeka
was recently damaged by fire to the extent
of 81, 500. Fully insured
During the past year thirty-two new NJ
tional banks were established in Kansas,
adding nearly 100000 &c the circulating
currency of the State.
A NEW National bank with capital of
50,0O0 has commenced business at Atchi- |
son.
ToPEKA's Board of Trade has passed res |
olutions protesting against the ''lOng and |
short haul' of the Interstate Commerce |
bill pending in Congress.
Four line men were recently arrested at |
Topeka for stealing electric light wire. The |
wires were evidently not charged when ap- |
THE value Of Kansas products for 1885 |
and 1886 amounted in rolnd numbers to
s965, ,0OO, O,O0Q !!